FMC Corp vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? FMC Corp trades at $10.5 (market cap $1.30B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $574.85 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 62.9× FMC Corp's market cap, and FMC Corp pays the higher dividend (3.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FMC | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.30B | $81.78B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $40.69 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $10.01 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $5.11B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | 1.63% |
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FMC is a pure-play crop chemical company. The company has diversified its sales to create a balanced crop chemical portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop chemical companies and will continue to develop new products, with a focus on biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.
Read more on FMC →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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